as in hood
a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmet
By intertwining his own footage with that from drones and helmet cameras, Chernov immerses viewers in the realities of modern combat, prompting reflections on the costs of reclaiming territory and the meaning of liberation amidst destruction.
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Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Mauricio threw off his helmet and ran into center field before being caught by teammates, who swarmed him and doused him with water on a windy day at Citi Field.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Why helmets are so important Minnesota law requires electric bike riders to be 15 years or older, e-scooter users to be 12 or older, and riders of electric motorcycles/off-highway motorcycles to be a minimum of 16, according to the state’s Office of Traffic Safety.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
In 2024, the Rockies’ home run celebration featured a ski helmet and goggles, honoring Colorado’s skiing culture.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
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Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Mauricio threw off his helmet and ran into center field before being caught by teammates, who swarmed him and doused him with water on a windy day at Citi Field.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Why helmets are so important Minnesota law requires electric bike riders to be 15 years or older, e-scooter users to be 12 or older, and riders of electric motorcycles/off-highway motorcycles to be a minimum of 16, according to the state’s Office of Traffic Safety.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
In 2024, the Rockies’ home run celebration featured a ski helmet and goggles, honoring Colorado’s skiing culture.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmet
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Tess responds to her parents’ neglect through antisocial behavior at school, first by glitching out a self-driving car by gluing a traffic cone onto the hood, and then by tucking a driving trophy into her back.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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Grease built up on the kitchen hood, and water pooled underneath the coolers.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He's shown wearing a black skullcap, black facemask on his chin, red sweatshirt and red sweatpants, and sneakers.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The collection includes fabrics and objects that had served daily domestic functions and rare ritual ones: shrine covers and skullcaps, costumes and carpets.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2025
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Three kids in Fordyce posed their bike and the lady in the bonnet posed in Harrison.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2026
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Impatient honking rose with the slight plume of smoke from my car bonnet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.—
Susie Neilson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the first photo, the teen showed herself after being initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha, wearing a green beret, black jacket, white and a pink bag on her shoulder.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
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Not much younger, Leon (Luis Brandoni), a former communist activist with a beret and walking stick, shuffles towards him and sits at his side.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
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The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The black and green hats, shaped like the pope's miter, originally were offered as part of a ticket package for seats in five sections at Rate Field.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Klum completed the look with a white toque hat and oversized electric blue shades.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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With an Opening Day golden sombrero and an 0-for-7 start to the season, there was plenty of reason to be worried about Aaron Judge.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Helmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmet. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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